"If you were accused of being Catholic, is there enough evidence to convict you?"

That's a question Fr. Rick Malloy poses to his undergraduate students as well as to people in the pews. But he does more than challenge them: Fr. Rick clarifies what their faith really means, how it has the power to set them free, and how they can be a leaven in society and culture.

Fr. Malloy speaks to all Catholics who are neither ideologically "left" nor "right" but simply seeking to understand and live the gospel in a messy world of confusion, violence, and excess. He brings to life a Catholicism that does justice and a faith that forgives. He brings a positive and enthusiastic point of view that is more needed than ever.

Richard G. Malloy, S.J.is the university chaplain at the University of Scranton, working with Campus Ministry, the Center for Service and Social Justice, The Jesuit Center, Service Learning and the International Service Programs. He has also served as a professor and university chaplain at St. Joseph’s Univer­sity in Philadelphia. He is the author of the Orbis booksSpiritual Direction: A Beginner's Guideand Being on Fire: The Top Ten Essentials of Catholic Faith, a Catholic Press Association award winner.